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How to Become Confident In Your Decisions

11/08/2020

3 strategies to stop people pleasing at work so you can set clear boundaries

28/07/2020

Black Lives Matter: How to take action and keep going

04/06/2020

The Power of Saying “Good Job”

29/05/2020

How to Make Your Intuition Your Best Friend

28/05/2020

Want me to hold your feet to the fire?

27/05/2020

How to re-enter the world with ease

26/05/2020

Choose your word for 2020

11/01/2020

The Last Ten Years — What I used to believe about my body (2 of 3)

12/12/2019

The Last Ten Years — Who has been important to you? (1 of 3)

12/12/2019

When people (or work) are too much

13/11/2019

The 2nd Time I Became Depressed

24/10/2019

How to stop yelling at your sulky tween

17/10/2019

Give up your list of pros/cons

17/10/2019

Are you being a control freak?

17/10/2019

What’s the real reason you go on retreat?

17/10/2019

Do You Have a Money Goal?

17/10/2019

What I Wish I Had Known About Injury

17/10/2019

Gratitude, Goals, and Growth

17/10/2019

The Year I Didn’t Shop

17/10/2019

UPDATED: 10 Year Vision and Goals

17/10/2019

The Commitment Slip ‘n Slide

17/10/2019

How I Used Intuition to Wedding Plan

17/10/2019

Why Perfect Doesn’t Exist

17/10/2019

What Have I Learned Since Moving My Parents Cross-Country?

17/10/2019

Two Questions to Complete 2018

17/10/2019

Turn Radical Self-Love into a Habit

17/10/2019

Her Name Was Hectorina (4 of 4 on Depression)

15/10/2019
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  • SCHOOL OF SELF-WORTH – EPISODE 152 – The No. 1 Block to Leadership for Asian-Americans
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  • SCHOOL OF SELF-WORTH – EPISODE 150 – Balancing Ambition and Family as an Asian American Woman with Cloe Zeng
  • SCHOOL OF SELF-WORTH – EPISODE 149 – #1 Leadership Lie Asian Americans Didn’t Learn Growing Up
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Asian Authority Audit

If you are doing everything right at work—delivering results, being reliable, taking ownership—but still not being seen as a leader, this is where we identify why. This work is for Asian American women who are already performing at a high level but are no longer willing to be overlooked. If you want to stop being evaluated and start positioning yourself for leadership, apply below.

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Do you stay up until midnight prepping for a meeti Do you stay up until midnight prepping for a meeting, then hold back your best idea because you’re not 100% sure it’s ready? Have you ever wondered if you just need more confidence, more recognition, or even a different personality to be seen as a leader?

In this episode, I share the real block I see in so many high-achieving Asian American women: the belief that you have to know everything before you’re allowed to lead.

It isn’t a confidence problem. It’s a preparation problem, and it makes sense. Many of us were raised to see being prepared as a way to respect our family and community. That habit got you to where you are now. But in leadership, it quietly turns into overpreparing, hesitating, and missing the moment to step into your authority.

I also talk about why being open about your growth builds far more trust than pretending to have all the answers, even if you work in a perfectionist culture. 

Because the women who get seen as visionaries aren’t the ones with every answer. They’re the ones who decide and move.

THE TOP LEARNINGS IN THIS EPISODE: 

⭐ The Biggest Block to Leadership: Believing You Must Know Everything 
⭐ The Roots of Overpreparation and Respect in Asian American Leadership 
⭐ Shifting from Perfectionism to Vulnerable Leadership
⭐ Leading with Incomplete Information and Embracing Judgment 
⭐ The Power of Relaxation and Simplicity in Decision-Making 
⭐ Action as the Key to Building Self-Worth and Leadership Confidence 

If this episode inspired you in some way, take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram stories, and tag @nicoletsong so we can give you a shout-out and thank you for your support! 

Listen to the full episode via the link in my bio
magine being seen as a leader without constantly p magine being seen as a leader without constantly proving yourself.

Without working nights and weekends, or feeling pressure to take on more to prove you should be next in line for a promotion. 

Many Asian-American women were taught that hard work, humility, and reliability would naturally lead to recognition.

And while those qualities often earn trust, they don't always earn authority.

In fact, many high-achieving women become so trusted for execution that leadership don’t see them as a strategic authority.

That's why they find themselves carrying more responsibility while still wondering why they're being overlooked for promotions, leadership opportunities, and bigger roles.

The women making the biggest impact aren't necessarily working harder.

They're creating a different leadership experience.

One where their ideas carry weight, their thinking is recognized, and they are seen as someone who belongs at the next level.

If you've ever been told to speak up more, be more strategic, or show more executive presence, The Authority Shift was created for you.

It's a free private audio series exploring the hidden leadership dynamics shaping how you're perceived at work and what actually changes them.

Comment SHIFT and I'll send it to you.
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Comment SHIFT if you've ever been told to speak up Comment SHIFT if you've ever been told to speak up more, be more strategic, or show more executive presence, and I'll send you access to The Authority Shift, my free private audio series to help you move from trusted to deliver to trusted to lead.

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